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What Good Can I Do? by Steve Higginbotham July 31, 2007 | ||
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Have you ever found yourself in a
situation in which you were totally out of place and useless? To put
some of you on a sports team and ask you to contribute would be expecting
too much. To give some of you some tools and ask you to work on the
engine of a car would be useless. Or to put some of us in the
kitchen would simply result in our "being under foot."
Well, how useless do you think Bezaleel
must have felt? You don't know who Bezaleel was? Read Exodus
31. He was an artist during the time of the wilderness
wandering. Well, how much use do you think there was for an artist
during a time when the people were living in tents and always on the
move? A hunter, a soldier, a cook, a shepherd...these would have
been much needed occupations. But an artist? Who would have
needed an artist?
The answer to that question is "the
Lord." You see, the Lord had need of someone to make the ark of the
covenant, the other pieces of furniture, the utensils in the tabernacle,
and to make the ephod worn by the priests. Some of the most holy
relics in the history of Israel were made by the hands of one who is
virtually unknown and all but forgotten. But who would downplay his
contribution?
Then there's your talent. What do you
have to offer the Lord? You say you can't preach, serve as an elder,
teach a Bible class, lead in public worship? Do you really think
these are the only avenues through which we can serve the
Lord?
Listen, if God can find use for an artist
during the wilderness wandering, then he can find use for your talents as
well. Give it some thought. | ||
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